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Just starting And God Created Burton.
On the look out for a decent Sellers biog too.
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Fast Machine - Elizabeth Ellen
The Beatles by Bob Spitz seems to have got mixed reactions. Some people not happy about details that he got wrong (for example talking about Huddlesfield in Yorkshire or Scousers eating "chick butties"). I am trying to overlook these things because generally he is massive on details that I have not seen in other books. In fact this book is 5 times better than I expected. The very detailed sections on the USA tours are laugh out loud funny.
Elvis by George Klein.
Lots of interesting stuff.....Random example.....Elvis talking about advice given by Sam Phillips. Phillips told Elvis to be careful when he went to record in Nashville. Sam would not be there to stand up for Elvis when they tried to turn him into a Country Boy so he would have to stand up for himself. While recording in Nashville Chet Atkins walks over to Scotty Moore and tries to tell him how he should be playing a particular part. Elvis recalls the advice...... and walks over to confront Chet Atkins....
‘Mr. Atkins, we appreciate your guidance, but we’ve got our own style and I wish you wouldn’t tell my guitar player how to play.’”
“What happened?”“Well, I knew Mr. Atkins was a little ticked, because I could see the hair on the back of his neck stand up,” laughed Elvis. “But I had to do it. I had to speak up.